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Country around Mount Ida is a rural area of about 3,105 people in Montgomery County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 31 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 169 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $519 a month.
3,105people
$179kTypical home
$519/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
4"Snow
242Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,105 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 31 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,129/mo)
- Median rent $519/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (47 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 16% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to HOT airport
- 171 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 317 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+63 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk